Fountain scrubbing-brush.



E. E. SCHLAVIN.

FOUNTAIN SCRUBBING BRUSH.

APPLICATION man ssr.2s.19n.

Patented June 18, 191&

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,UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

EENEsT E. scHLAvIN, or WnENsHnLL, MINNESOTA.

FOUNTAIN SCRUBIING-BRUSH.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

Application led September 26, 1917. Serial No. 193,241.

i To all it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST E. ScHLAvIN, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Wrenshall, in the county of Carlton and State of Minnesota, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Fountain Scrubbing-Brushes, of which the following 1s a specification.

The present invention has reference generally to improvements in that class of in-y ventions known as brushing and scrubbing and more lparticularly relates to a fountain scrubbing brush.

Y This invention has for its principal object `to provide a device of the above character v.wherein the `construction is such that the liquid supply is arranged in communication l ,with the brush bristles while the iiow of liquid thereto is controlled by valve means manually operable from a point at the outer end ofthe handle enabling the user to readily regulate the amount of liquid dispensed whenusing the brush.

" More'particularly this invention embraces the provlslon of lmproved means actlng 1n con] unction with the valve means and mount- I' ed 4,in the handle for operating' the valve v means so as to consequentlg of liquid onto the brush control the flow ristles when the brush is in use.` y

.J It is,` an additional object ofthis invention to provide a` device of the above mentioned [A y` characterwhich` is simple in construction,

thoroughly reliable and eilicient in its purpose and inexpensive inmanufacture.

" l Other objects willbe in part obvious and in part hereinafter set forth.

The invention accordinglyconsists in the Y features of construction, the combination of elements and the arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of the device partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all the above described views, to

-indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there is provided a brush body 1 of a rectangular configuration vthe under surface of which is provided with a plurality of recesses 2 for accommodating brush bristles 3 which depend from the body. The body is further provided centrally thereof with a vertical opening 4 for a purpose that will presently appear. A tubular handle 5 has its inner end exteriorly threaded and removably arranged in the correspondingly formedrecess 6 in the body while the handle projects upwardly at an angle therefrom, as indicated, being formed adj acent its inner end with an opening 7 for a purpose that will hereinafter become apparent. A. sectional knob indicated in its entirety by the numeral 8 is formed on the outer end of the handle 5 and in the present instance preferably consists of the inner section 9 formed with the handle, being in effect an enlargement of the outer end of the handle, the outer edge thereof being rcducedas at 10 for receiving the end 11 of the outer removable section 12 which, in the present instance is provided in its outer portion with spaced openings 13 also for a purpose that will presently appear.

With a view toward providing the improved liquid supply a cup-like container 11 is employed and is designed to receive a fluid cleaning compound and is closed through the instrumentallty of va removable cap 15. A nipple 16 is led from the bottom of the contalner 14 and is mounted in the enlarged upper portion of the opening 4 in the body, as indicated in Fig. l, the flow of liquid to the brush bristles being controlled through the instrumentality of suitable valve means indicated infits entirety by the numeral 17. The valve in the present instance consists of a body 18 journaled transversely through the nipple 16 and also provided with atransverse bore 19 therethrough. A stem 20 continues from one end of the valve and terminates at its outer end in a cross head 21 provided adjacent its opposite ends with openings 22. Of course by rotating the valve to aline the opening with the nipple liquid will readily iiow from the container 14 to the bristles but upon reverse rotation of the body 18 the flow through the nipple will be prevented.

As intimated, improved means have been provided for operating the valve means from a point adjacent the outer end of the handle to enable the user to conveniently operate the Valve means and control the flow of liquid to the brush bristles while using the brush. In reducing this feature of the invention to practice a rod 23 isarranged. entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed transversely throughithe side..wallso-the that the, advantagee ,of the invention will inner section 9'of theknobS'vvhile pivtally be readily apparenti' mounted on thisrrod areyaipair otehaI-ldle -1 Asnrnany changes could be made in the 5 levers indicated in their'ientireties bygthe. aboveuconstrnction and many apparently 50 :numeral .24ml Eaclthandle levier/Eis, pjaotallyr :.Widelyxfkdifferent embodiments this-invenmonnted at a pointl midway its ends on the tion ould be made Without/departing from rod and is formed-fvvith Q1anli'gnlanly.loentvthescopemthereof7 it is intended that all lower end 25 terminating in a loop 26, The matter contained in the above description ,ioopposite'fendf ofv each-lever iconstitutes a or slioWn inthelaccompanyingb'dravvings, 55 handle-portion '27 Uint-lfie'gnpper =end of'-vf-l1ioh-F fshall beinterpretedl asililllustirativefand not sisuiformed"almob 281iK In thispeonnection' it; `inia:limited'fesenselIt isi/:alsof tof'beunder Willfbe observed *that`l 'subsequent to the- HIJstooddini-thief'conneetioritlratJ thellangnage rf--1rr-1onntin2gf ofthe levers theouteresection 12-=in`sed ltlfie(2following;- claim-fs? intended to o-tliek-nob on the lliandleie arranged so-fecover all `vthefgenerice?andspecificS featuresk 60 that the liand'leportions27ywill'pasethrnghVfovfethe ffinvention herein---cleci'iloed#and all 1f f -tl1e. openings l-evv-lienfthesection'fisrbeing statements of the scope*ofietne'finvention miappliedw Suitableilflexible lernentjs-Lsncli asfwvhic-hiasamattei-loflangnagefmight-Jee'said -a--and--their-mainportions arrangedivvithintiongv-vvhat is olaiined las-#newiarddesired to the tubular handle asf-indicated 'iii-"f 'Fig 1 be secured by Letters Pat'ent-is the entenp ortionsbeing extended@through 5.' 'A-flnnntaingl scrubbing-i-blrnshh including BO'carried bythe -'upper-s"nrface ofltlreibodylffmonntedthereabove;lvalve meanefbetween 70 i l when in aclosedn positiony [is disposed-herbe and"having;openingsfthereingiaa tilleul*aihanL eo-zontallyof the nipple?l Byf'this arrangemex1t'ilv olle-- connected tofthebruslremeansandlfpro- 75 it will be -appreciatedathat bypressif'g''either@videdWitliiiopeningsgfaseetioralknob dlr the offthe knobs 280i the lHandleqoortions' 27 handle provided Withllopeningsgfapair of` a pull Willbefi exerted'onthe-corresponding?f"hndlefleverspivotallyrnountediinthe knob `VVIcable and'by'reason ofthe-arrangement oti ndfhavingetheir"outer handle portions arf- S5,- the'cable-the-'valvelbodyiwvill-bef-partially:rowfrangedthrongh'the lopeni-ng, o'fflfthelknob, 80 rtated in --one Adirection soasfto be-fOpenQd .;.tefo'uilefeyesnnontjltedv `onthelo''ushI means' beand of course@ the 'valve'mayf berclesedf by f-nea-ththevalvel handle-,l and cables Afarrarged merely Ydepressing: the'otl'ie1i-knolii'v 28 Twhen iinthe tnbulfarfhandle and having-their n-pper f -it isl sol desired. AInethis-manner, asis -apvends connected to the innerjends 'of#tile-L'han# v ffpa'rent, the loperatoncarr readily oon-'trolf the' L dle levers and"`tl1r-"'-lowex portions yti'ained 85 5 flovv ofliquidthroughthefdevice'when.using@ through'l' thenopenilngs v kiirthe ffmainilindle y thelsame. 1---ai1dz-thejgnide*reyes* andrico-nnectedtifthe i 'Itisr believed that inview offtl'iewforego-fopenings;inthefwingdilrenandleL ing description fa furtherdetailed descrip- Intestimony;-Where'oflliaf'xfmyfsignatnre tio1 ofthe-operation of-vtheinvention is C''ERNEST 

